About
Dima Yanovsky is a student at MIT expected to graduate in 2025.
Founder at ProxYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Dima went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Harj Taggar, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Prox's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Dima can intro founders to Prox's investors below.
Prox's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Prox
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Gregory MakodzebaFounder
Experience
- Prox (YC F25)Foundercurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)Undergraduate Researchercurrent2025 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- PulleySoftware Engineer Intern2023
- Google DevelopersGoogle Developers Student Club Lead2021 β 2022
- NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationL'SPACE Academy - Mission Concept Academy Student2021
Skills & more
Problem Solving1CommunicationTeamwork1Multitasking1React.js2Python (Programming Language)2Node.js1REST APIs1Git1JavaScript1MongoDB1GraphQL1
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GitHubMySQLC++JavaGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Computer ScienceCloud ComputingSoftware DevelopmentExpress.jsLanguages English Β· Ukrainian
- The Git & Github Bootcamp β Udemy
- NodeJS - The Complete Guide (MVC, REST APIs, GraphQL, Deno) β Udemy
- React β HackerRank
- The Road to React: The one with Hooks β Educative
From Dima's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dima Yanovsky?
- Dima Yanovsky is a student at MIT expected to graduate in 2025.
- Where does Dima Yanovsky work?
- Dima Yanovsky is Founder of Prox.
- What companies did Dima Yanovsky found?
- Dima Yanovsky founded Prox.
- Where did Dima Yanovsky go to school?
- Dima Yanovsky studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering (Course 6-3)); Y Combinator (F25); Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (Undergraduate Transfer Scholar).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia8,773
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Y Combinator mafia4,716
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia546
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co.Nat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinMatt HuangB.S.Founded HotspotsDelian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1Drew HoustonBSFounded Dropbox +1Arash FerdowsiComputer ScienceFounded Dropbox
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Pulley mafia9
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Yin WuFounderFounded Echo Locker +1Charlie GuoStaff AI EngineerFounded Crowdmade +1Bhairav MehtaSales Development RepresentativeFounded CharacterQuilt +1Austin MillsLead Product ManagerFounded Codes Health +1Dominic SavoieSoftware EngineerFounded ListRunnerTi ZhaoProductFounded Kip Health
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De Anza College mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,387
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended Y Combinator2,000
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyMaroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby Capital
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Also attended Jack Kent Cooke Foundation1
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Also attended De Anza College22
Jack Bixby LucasGeneral Partner at Lucas Venture GroupAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesCatie YoungExecutive Assistant at Uncork CapitalBrian RojasInvestor at Side Door VenturesRyan ParkFinance Manager at Samsung NextJeanette HillExecutive Assistant at TDK Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Prox (YC F25)1
Also worked at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)68
Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiIvory TangInvestor at ChemistryGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalPuneeth MeruvaPartner at Trucks VCMillie Liu LiuFounding Partner at First Star VenturesAnnan ZhangInvestor at E14 Fund
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